diff --git a/gnu/packages/compression.scm b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
index 5275b8a8ef..72f80062c1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/compression.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/compression.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2013 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
+;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ (define-public bzip2
          '(lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
             (with-directory-excursion (assoc-ref outputs "out")
               (mkdir "share")
-              (rename-file "man" "share"))))
+              (rename-file "man" "share/man"))))
         (build-shared-lib
          ;; Build a shared library.
          '(lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)